Robert Schwentke Departs The Divergent Series: ‘Ascendant’
The Weinstein Company Closing In On North American Deal For Mary Magdalene Biopic
The Weinstein Company is closing in on a deal for U.S. and Canada on the Mary Magdalene biopic that Rooney Mara is being pursued for. (DH)
‘Collateral Beauty’ Will Face Off With ‘Rogue One’ In December
The Will Smith starrer has a release date set as December 16th; the same day that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will be released. (COLL)
China Has Biggest Ever Day At Box Office
Topping the chart was Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid, which earned $40.5 million (RMB270 million) according to the SAPPRFT. (VAR)
Matt LeBlanc Will Star In A CBS Comedy Pilot For A Show Called ‘I’m Not Your Friend’
CBS picked up the comedy’s pilot with early promises of a 13-episode commitment. (VUL)
2016 WriteHer List Names Best Unproduced TV Pilots From Women Writers
The women’s advocacy group inaugurated the small-screen equivalent to the Black List last year. The scripts are evaluated based on a variety of criteria including diversity of cast, the Bechdel Test and the number and quality of female roles. (IW)
Amazon’s ‘Mozart In The Jungle’ Renewed For Third Season
The series about symphony musicians won the Golden Globe for best musical or comedy series last month, with star Gael Garcia Bernal also taking home a trophy. (THR)
‘Angel From Hell’ Cancelled At CBS
A repeat of The Big Bang Theory will fill the 9:30/8:30c time slot, before 2 Broke Girls moves in beginning Feb. 18 — the day after Survivor’s new season reclaims Wednesday’s 8 o’clock hour. (TVL)
Online Film School: If You Want to Get Your Film Into Sundance, Here Are Some Tips from This Year’s Class
Before you start laying plans for Sundance 2017 and beyond, here’s some advice from the directors who just lived their Park City dreams. (IW)